D2D darling AST SpaceMobile sparks intrigue with new spectrum pact
AST SpaceMobile struck a pact to acquire global S-Band rights from an unidentified entity One analyst told Fierce the likely party is Sky and Space Global Investors will have to wait until AST SpaceMobile’s earnings call to get more details...
Analysts say Ericsson could buy into the Intel NEX spin-off
Ericsson is reportedly in talks to buy into Intel’s NEX unit Analyst Jack Gold noted that Intel was already working on a customized chip for Ericsson Gold said that Nokia or Samsung could also buy into spin-off When Intel said it...
Lumen counts nearly 1,000 NaaS customers as that business surges
Lumen is tapping into a hot network-as-a-service market with “close to 1,000” customers The company has now inked nearly $9 billion in private connectivity fabric (PCF) deals But it’s still mindful of finances following the sale of its consumer fiber...
EchoStar adds 212K subs, surprises with big LEO deal with MDA
EchoStar added 212,000 wireless subscribers in Q2 The company struck a deal with MDA Space to build a new low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation The 2 GHz/AWS-4 spectrum figures prominently in plans for its new D2D service EchoStar delivered a...
Helium makes it easier to use its decentralized Wi-Fi network
Helium introduced Helium Plus, an easier way to onboard Wi-Fi hotspot partners The Helium network has more than 102,000 hotspots in the U.S. right now Helium is in talks with more mobile carriers to expand its reach Helium is making...
Ericsson seals Aduna Global venture with 12 telcos to drive API adoption
Ericsson retains a 50% stake in Aduna Global, with the rest owned by AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Verizon and other operators The joint venture builds on the CAMARA open source project to offer APIs for authentication, service assurance and more Aduna...
How the Big 3 think about their fiber growth strategy
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon collectively want to deploy fiber to about 119M U.S. locations Each operator is progressing differently with fiber, but AT&T is most ahead so far Here’s what they said in their Q2 earnings calls about fiber strategy...
New stats show 5G SA rollouts are growing mobile core market
Dell’Oro Group said that the mobile core market will grow by 6% through 2029 Analyst Dave Bolan said AI could increase that growth over time AT&T, Verizon and other operators are already offering 5G SA services to enterprises Research firm...
T-Mobile takes top honors in new Ookla report
The latest Ookla report reaffirmed that T-Mobile has the Best Mobile Network in the U.S. Scoring for the award took into account a bunch of things that consumers do with their phones every day But Verizon maintained the lead in...
Sovereign AI demand is shaking up the cloud market
The hyperscalers still dominate the cloud market, but they haven’t yet cornered sovereignty demand AI is driving a need for more sovereign cloud solutions and neocloud players have jumped at the opportunity The sovereign cloud market is expected to grow...